Fill in the blank: "Quentin didn't know what to think when Laura confessed that in lieu of the children, she would be willing to take ________ to leave!!"
[It's up to the first poster to come up with a set up, and then each following post will either complete it or fill in the blank(s). And, as always, whoever posts the set up is certainly allowed to post their own completion/fill in as a follow up.]